Senior Full-Stack Engineer (Berlin)
kadmos3
Berlin, UK, Remote
Posted Oct 27, 2025
- Other
- Engineering
Job description
### About the opportunity
# About the opportunity
We are looking for a Senior Full-Stack Engineer who will take ownership of crucial engineering activities at Kadmos. As a regulated salary payment provider in the shipping industry, we are building secure, reliable, and scalable financial solutions that empower seafarers and shipping companies worldwide. You will play a central role in shaping both the backend infrastructure and frontend experience of our platform, driving innovation in a highly regulated environment.
### What you can expect
- **Own the full stack**. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining core backend systems and frontend applications, building reusable libraries, implementing complex financial components, and integrating with external service providers.
- **Work with independence**. You’ll be trusted to take full ownership of your responsibilities, while collaborating closely with product, compliance, and engineering teams.
- **Impact at scale**. You will contribute directly to a platform serving the global shipping industry, with the opportunity to design systems that handle secure financial transactions and deliver exceptional user experiences.
- **Collaborative environment.** We value diversity, transparency, and teamwork. You’ll join an open and supportive culture where everyone’s input matters.
# **What you bring along**
- **5+ years of professional experience** in full-stack development with **Java** Spring Boot and **React**.
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Physics.
- **Backend Proficiency**: Expertise in Java with strong knowledge of Spring Boot and modern frameworks, SDKs, API standards, and libraries.
- **Frontend Proficiency**: Expertise in React with a strong emphasis on TypeScript. Experience with Redux, React Query, styled-components, MUI Component Library, or similar tech stack.
- Extensive hands-on experience in developing **scalable and testable high-quality solutions** in an agile environment.
- Solid experience with **unit, integration, and performance testing** (JUnit, Spock, Testcontainers on the backend; React Testing Library and Cypress on the frontend).
- Strong understanding of building secure, reliable, and scalable systems, ideally in a regulated or financial services context.
- Proactive, ambitious, and collaborative mindset with a track record of delivering high-quality solutions.
- Fluency in English.
# Why us
- 🌱 Opportunity to work in a company with direct social impact
- 💰 Attractive compensation
- 🇺🇦 Open & International environment
- 🏛️ Fantastic location in the heart of Berlin & flexible WFH policy
- 🥘 Free lunch at the office
- 💻 Latest equipment, to ensure you have everything needed
### About the company
*Kadmos is on an ambitious mission to revolutionise salary payments to migrant workers. The Berlin-based startup was founded in 2021 by MIT graduates Justus Schmueser and Sasha Makarovych to bring fintech, low margins, and transparent FX to industries riddled with opaque mark-ups, kickbacks, and physical cash transactions.*
*Backed by renowned VCs Addition and Atlantic Labs, Kadmos has raised more than $39 million since 2021. The company intends to use the funding for expanding across industries and further accelerating product development. For more information, visit *